Monstarot Tarot Video Review
See Joanna Nelson’s gentle monster world, card scale, and color palette before exploring every card below.
Explore All 78 Monstarot Cards
Browse Joanna Nelson’s complete 78-card tarot sequence. Choose a group to filter the gallery, or select a card to open the full-size Lightbox.
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Aurica’s Monstarot Reading Notes
Monstarot’s sweetness is not a shortcut around difficult feelings. Its little creatures make enough emotional room to meet them with honesty, curiosity, and a little more kindness.
The first card pull
The playful faces lower the pressure of getting a reading “right,” making this a welcoming deck for intuition-led beginners.
What the artwork reveals
Color, posture, and tiny creature interactions often speak before the symbols do. Notice the emotional weather first; then layer in traditional meaning.
A spread to try
Pull three cards for: What wants to play? What needs reassurance? What small brave step can I take?
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Monstarot Tarot Review: Orica’s Quick Take
Monstarot Tarot is a visually distinctive tarot with its own mood, symbolism, and reading personality. It is best for intuitive readers, tarot collectors, journalers, and anyone who chooses decks by artwork and atmosphere.
Quick answer: choose Monstarot Tarot if the artwork makes you curious and the deck’s mood fits the questions you usually ask. Skip it if you want a completely neutral deck, plain keyword cards, or artwork that does not shape the reading.
What is Monstarot Tarot?
Joanna Nelson’s Monstarot turns the 78-card tarot structure into a bright community of hand-drawn monsters. The figures are funny without being shallow: their posture, tiny props and wide-eyed expressions make uncertainty, delight, hurt and courage easy to notice.
The complete verified gallery lets you follow those visual choices through every Major and suit card. Start with the monster’s face and body language, then notice the sky, ground and smallest nearby character before bringing in a traditional meaning.
CARD STUDY
The Fool: a monster follows the stars
A purple one-eyed monster leans forward beneath a blue sky, carrying a stick with a tiny blue bundle. Two large yellow stars sit near its curled tail, while a small grey creature and orange flower occupy the path. The figure looks curious and slightly off balance rather than frightened.
In a reading, ask what bright detail is pulling attention forward and what small companion or responsibility is already travelling with you. Nearby cards can show whether that eager lean becomes playful exploration or a need to watch your footing.
FOUR-CARD STUDY
Four cards for playful momentum
A flower-ringed magician, a wheeled red craft, airborne wands and a smiling sun create a lively sequence. Use it when a plan needs imagination, movement, timing and visible confidence.
How the monsters speak
Monstarot’s clearest language is emotional. Some creatures beam, some hide, and some look directly at a problem that seems much larger than they are. The simple landscapes leave room for these reactions to carry the scene.
For each card, name the expression, the direction of the gaze and one object. Across a spread, repeated flowers, stars, boats, cups or little background monsters can reveal the thread joining several positions.
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The Moon: the path bends between watchful creatures
A pale round moon rests low between two ochre pyramids. A winding brown path runs from blue water into green land, passing a small red figure while two blue-grey monsters watch from either side. A red-orange creature rises at the water’s edge in the foreground.
The scene gives uncertainty a visible route. Ask which part of the path can already be seen, who is watching from the edges, and whether the foreground feeling is being heard. The card becomes less about guessing and more about moving carefully through mixed signals.
FOUR-CARD STUDY
Four cards for emotional weather
The Lovers gathers a furry pair under a warm sun, the Three celebrates beside fruit, the Five sits among spilled cups, and the Ten meets beneath a rainbow. Together they show connection as changing weather rather than one fixed mood.
Reading relationships, work and confidence
In relationship readings, watch who reaches, who turns away and who shares the frame. For work or creative questions, the Wands monsters make effort and resistance especially visible. Cups show feelings through simple gestures, while Swords often sharpen attention around choice and boundaries.
The deck is gentle enough for reflective journaling but specific enough for practical spreads. Let the surrounding cards decide whether a funny expression is relief, avoidance, bravery or simple surprise.
CARD STUDY
King of Cups: a crowned figure stays afloat
A green crowned monster stands waist-deep in choppy blue water, holding a golden cup while a small white paper boat floats nearby. A pale claw reaches down from above, and the monster looks sideways with alert, uneven eyes.
That combination of cup, water, crown and interruption makes a useful reading prompt: what feeling can be held without denying the waves, and what outside presence is asking for attention? The tiny boat can mark the message or vulnerable hope that needs steady care.
FOUR-CARD STUDY
Four cards for courage and boundaries
Strength balances two stacked creatures, the Two crosses blades under a crescent moon, the Seven stands above a thicket of wands, and the Queen holds a sword on a bright hill. Read them as four ways of meeting pressure.
Who will enjoy Monstarot?
This deck suits readers who like expressive characters, clear suit cues and humour that still leaves room for serious feelings. It can be approachable for beginners because the body language is easy to read, while experienced readers may enjoy how small background details alter familiar meanings.
Its warmest gift is permission to meet difficult cards without becoming distant from them. One odd little monster at a time, the deck makes room for honesty, courage and a next step that feels possible.
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See Monstarot Tarot on EtsyFAQ
Is Monstarot Tarot good for beginners?
It can be beginner-friendly if the artwork feels clear to you. New readers should keep a simple tarot keyword list nearby while learning.
What kind of readings is Monstarot Tarot best for?
It is best for daily pulls, journaling, emotional check-ins, creative questions, and readings where image and mood matter.
Does Monstarot Tarot follow traditional tarot meanings?
It uses tarot structure, but the deck theme gives those meanings its own flavor. Read both the card title and the picture.
Who should skip Monstarot Tarot?
Skip it if you want a completely neutral deck, plain keyword cards, or artwork that does not shape the reading.
How do I compare Monstarot Tarot with other tarot decks?
Look at several major arcana, minor arcana, and court cards. The minor cards are especially important because they show how the deck handles everyday life.
Can Monstarot Tarot be used for serious readings?
Yes. A themed or unusual tarot deck can still give serious guidance when the question is clear and the interpretation is grounded.
